Lamar Odom Suffered 12 Strokes In The Hospital — Damage May Be Permanent

The former Lakers star is not thought to have damaged his vital organs, according to a report by TMZ, but the strokes could have caused permanent damage to his ability to talk and walk. Lamar Odom is believed to have overdosed on cocaine and other drugs before he was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel, according to search warrant records.

Khloe Kardashian was absent from sister Kim Kardashian’s birthday party to reportedly be by her estranged husband Lamar Odom’s side as he recuperates after collapsing at a brothel in Nevada last week.LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Lamar Odom suffered a setback Friday in his recovery, forcing his estranged wife Khloe Kardashian to cancel her book tour, which talks about their marital struggles. It has been reported that Lamar is battling kidney failure as a result of the near-fatal incident that occurred at the Love Ranch in Nevada after a four-day binge with two prostitutes.

The Kardashians and Jenner clans gathered to help Kim’s celebrating her 35th birthday on a surprise party threw by husband Kanye West on October 21, reported Us magazine. “Lamar isn’t doing that well. Doctors have banned all visitors, except Kardashian, from the former Laker’s hospital room at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center near Beverly Hills, according to sources who talked to “Entertainment Tonight.” “Khloe just announced she’s canceling all her press appearances and her promo tour for her new book “Strong Looks Better Naked,” said ET Senior News Editor Jennifer Peros. “Now, a source tells ET that Khloe absolutely hates cancelling anything when it comes to work.

The athlete is described to be making “miraculous” progress as he continues to recover, and was even made to smile by wife Khloé Kardashian’s sisters – Kim and Kendall. Odom was hospitalised in Las Vegas and transferred to Los Angeles, where his family said on Thursday he was undergoing therapy and is showing improvement. “He is beginning to gradually flourish both mentally and physically,” said a statement from Alvina Alston, publicist for Odom’s aunt JaNean Mercer. “His use of speech has increased, and he’s more cognitively responsive.” On Wednesday, Odom and reality star Khloe Kardashian filed a court petition dismissing a divorce filing from December 2013. It will be his second stint at the helm of the movie industry’s biggest night after a 2005 performance that made headlines for his barbed comments about race and politics.. “Not sure if I should consider this inappropriate or hail you as a God damn genius,” replied one man, Jeff Rothman. “HAHAHA ! The 31-year-old star, who also missed sister Kim’s birthday earlier this week, is set to release her debut book, Strong Looks Better Naked, in which she shares her secrets for finding strength of body, mind, and heart, on November 3, 2015. Brothel officials have said workers saw Odom drink alcohol and take supplements sold as “herbal Viagra” but no employees saw him take illegal drugs.

The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning in 2013 against one brand of supplement they said he took, Reload, after it was found to contain sildenafil, the active ingredient in prescription Viagra. A six-page transcript of the detective’s request for the search warrant said Odom was seen by witnesses and on security video taking an unidentified pill from an unmarked plastic bag in his pocket, and two prostitutes told police they had “vague knowledge” that Odom was using illicit narcotics. Love Ranch owner Dennis Hof has said Odom arrived October 10 for a four-day stay and spent $75,000 (Dh275,392) on two women who accompanied him in a VIP suite. The Nevada judge issued a search warrant authorising police to obtain a blood sample from Odom after he was taken to the Las Vegas hospital but test results are pending.